Reactive oxygen species and transcript analysis upon excess light treatment in wild-type <it>Arabidopsis thaliana </it>vs a photosensitive mutant lacking zeaxanthin and lutein

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are unavoidable by-products of oxygenic photosynthesis, causing progressive oxidative damage and ultimately cell death. Despite their destructive activity they are also signalling molecules, priming the...

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Main Authors: Roncaglia Enrica, Carillo Petronia, Aprile Alessio, Dall'Osto Luca, Alboresi Alessandro, Cattivelli Luigi, Bassi Roberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-04-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/11/62

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